departure

1. The act of departing (synset 100043495)
   is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
   subtypes:

   • breaking away - departing hastily
   • farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting - the act of departing politely
   • french leave - an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)
   • disappearance, disappearing - the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
   • withdrawal - the act of withdrawing
   • sailing - the departure of a vessel from a port
   • boarding, embarkation, embarkment - the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
   • exit - the act of going out
   • despatch, dispatch, shipment - the act of sending off something
   • takeoff - a departure; especially of airplanes
   same as: going, going away, leaving
2. A variation that deviates from the standard or norm (synset 107380889)
   "the deviation from the mean"
   is a type of: fluctuation, variation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
   subtypes:

   • discrepancy, variance, variant - an event that departs from expectations
   • driftage - the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting
   • flection, flexion, inflection - deviation from a straight or normal course
   same as: deviation, difference, divergence
3. Euphemistic expressions for death (synset 107348249)
   "thousands mourned his passing"
   domain usage: euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
   is a type of: death, decease, expiry - the event of dying or departure from life
   same as: exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release

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